Film fest pop-up at ArtSplasH 2025
Can’t wait until OCTOBER 2ND?
Join us at ArtSplash!
The Sioux City International Film Festival is screening three film blocks at ArtSplash 2025! Stop in and watch a selection of our favorite films from previous fests!
Saturday, September 13th and Sunday, September 14th
Sioux City Art Center!
SELECTED IOWA FILMS | ALL AGES | 12PM | 3PM
FAMILY-FRIENDLY FILMS | ALL AGES | 1PM
SELECTED 2024 BEST OF THE FEST | 12+ | 2PM
FAMILY FREINDLY ALL AGES | 1PM
New Idea (Drama; 12 min): An animated movie about Pensilio, Loopito, and Lensio who are on a journey to find a new idea.
Robert the Robot (Sci-fi; 4 min): The story of an old cleaning droid as he passes a boring Tuesday alone in an empty house, waiting for his owners to return.
Chopstick (Comedy; 4 min): A chopstick, adopted from one country and raised in one filled with forks, goes on a journey of self discovery and identity.
Disconnect (Midwest High School Drama; 5 min): A boy and a girl are stuck on their phones. One of them drops their phone and look up at the world around them. It's amazing what he sees!
Rag Dolls (Comedy; 4 min): Playtime goes haywire when a child’s imagination runs wild, but for the dolls’ real-life doppelgangers, self-control is out of their hands.
Handwoven (Documentary; 9 min): A lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay, a non-binary shepherd and weaver; working to preserve their way of life through the traditional art of weaving.
P@ssword Pr0blems (Comedy; 7 min): Isaac tries to login to his computer. It doesn’t go well.
SELECTED IOWA FILMS | All Ages | 12PM and 3PM
1PM | 3pm
Fairtown (Documentary; 10 min): The Iowa State Fair draws millions of people to the city of Des Moines every year. But this film is not about the Iowa State Fair or the people who attend. It's about where they park their car.
Ella (Drama; 12 min): A young girl, Ella, struggles with the distance between her and her mother and her desire to be free.
Know You Well (Animated Drama; 10 min): Going to college can be isolating, but when four students find one another they will form a bond that will help them through almost anything.
Razzle Dazzle (Documentary; 16 min): an unforgettable presentation of a collectively produced textile installation led by the Brooklyn-based artist Amanda Browder. Using fabric collected from dozens of recycled, donated, or locally sourced origins, Browder worked directly with 100s of Siouxland volunteers and artists during locally hosted Public Sewing Days to construct a brightly colored monumentally sized textile sculpture that was draped over the facade of the Sioux City Art Center building.
Selected Best of the Fest from 2024 | Recommended for 12+ | 2PM
Bisected (Sci-Fe; 8 min): A couple witnesses a paranormal event that separates them into two distinct dimensions.
The Anne Frank Gift Shop (Comedy; 15 min): Is there a wrong way to talk about the Holocaust? When a high-end design firm presents its plans to reimagine the gift shop at The Anne Frank House, the company's overt appeal to Generation Z sparks a debate about collective trauma, the Holocaust and tote bags.
Red, White, and Blue (Drama; 12 min): Rachel is a single parent living paycheck to paycheck. When an unexpected pregnancy threatens to unravel her already precarious position, she's forced to cross state lines in search of an abortion.